HippyGreenPeaceChick

HippyGreenPeaceChick

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  1. Adults Who Can't Swallow Pills

    All the time, I just leave it to the doctor to decide what to and I document. Life is simple
  2. Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    I have lived in Fla all my life. I love it. I live in Cape Canaveral, Just one block from the beach. It is wonderful here.
  3. SPC-say it ain't so! Question on apply for Nursing program

    HCA can be very supportive for you, good luck
  4. Any runners???

    Take your time Be patient Might be wise to consult your doctor about this new endeavor Good luck to you
  5. Nurses in society

    I can testify first hand of the close working relationship between Doctors, Nurses and Medics and Corpsman. And the way all respected and treated each other. There are benefits to the military way. Which is why I am reenlisting as a Nurse in the Navy...
  6. hostile staff member

    I would just find another job, I personally do not feel the need to put up with such behavior from others.
  7. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Get proper rest, eat well, stay hydrated, take vitamins and vit C for your health, Keep you immune system in top fighting form. I live and swear by this formula.
  8. Any runners???

    Congrats. Nothing beats that feeling when you cross the finish line, the sense of accomplishment. Very gratifying indeed. I do not see myself ever quitting running.
  9. Why did you become a nurse?

    Seemed like a natural progression for myself. After 5 yrs as a Corpsman with the Fleet Marines. I got out to go to school for nursing and I was welcomed into it with open arms. Now I am set to go back to the Navy as a nurse and as an officer and a ge...
  10. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    Over Reacting on the part of the WHO
  11. Reccomend a gender neutral title to replace "Nurse"!

    Sorry I like being called a Nurse. I do not believe in gender neutrality. I do not even see the purpose of it.
  12. Racist Patients

    Now I am very tolerant of and know how to deal with most of everything in regards to racist patients. My way of looking at things is when a nurse I work with is intimidated by a patient or their family. I will trade patients with her to help my cowor...
  13. Do you love nursing or hate it???

    I am young and fairly new. But I never cease to amaze myself on how much I love nursing.
  14. Job loss fear

    I am not worried about my job at all. I am strictly a staff nurse by choice. I have been asked to move up the food chain to lower level managment and also to look at the Dept head position. Not a chance. I love what I do as is. I dont like meetings a...
  15. Full timers-how many sick days do you use per year?

    Maybe 1 or 2 actual sick days. And maybe 2 or 3 days for less than sick, like maybe beautiful weather, Going to the beach, the mountains or whatever is a lot of fun.
  16. Dating Coworkers??

    That all sounds so sad and fraught with potential for harm to all.
  17. Free boob job hiring perk for nurses

    Sorry, mine are just fine the way they are. However there is nothing wrong with their program as I see it.
  18. Any Army/Navy Nurses in the house? =)

    Being a Corpsman with the Fleet Marines, Yes it helped my studies by teaching me discipline. What was it like as a Corpsman, I liked it, it was a challenge. But to tell you what it is like, takes a long time. Nursing school was wonderfull
  19. Tattoo's on Nurses

    I have several tattoos, pleasantly located, that to me I enjoy them, having them, and showing them when appropriate. At work they dont show unless you are trying to look where you should not be looking. I really detest and despise the sexist term tra...
  20. Pubic hair

    Actually, if the patient needed assistance with this. And if her request was valid and justified. I see no issue with this. This is a matter of patient comfort, that is all. I know how I prefer my grooming needs. I can understand others with their gr...
  21. Pubic hair

    I have never heard of an "Alternate Shaving Delegate", is this some kind of an official title.
  22. Any Army/Navy Nurses in the house? =)

    I have already decided to back into the Navy as a Nurse. I was a corpsman then went and got my BSN. So come Sept or Oct I will reenlist.
  23. Jaded with lack of end of life quality?

    I am a new nurse relatively, I work ER. This past yr we have saved this one very elderly pt at least 4 times I am aware of. So very sad. My mother ,now deceased ,was an old ER and ICU nurse, she would come home and talk to my father about how Doctors...
  24. Are nurses treated as terribly as people imply?

    I went to High School in McAlister, OK. Low wages there but very low cost of living. The house we lived in then was 33,000. But move that house here to So Cal where I am at. Easily 1/2 million and that is a small lot as opposed to 20 acres
  25. Are nurses treated as terribly as people imply?

    Good deer country there, I like that. Also rabbit , squirrel, birds. I have hunted there some.